Bills' captain Josh Allen reacts to latest Keon Coleman disciplinary action
Starting with Monday night's game in Atlanta, the Buffalo Bills know they have to be better. They also have to be more disciplined.
In the wake of Keon Coleman sitting out the start of last week's upset loss to the New England Patriots, the receiver acknowledged his mistake an vowed to improve his focus going forward. It was the second time in two seasons Coleman has been disciplined by head coach Sean McDermott.
“It is frustrating because you know you’re better than that as a person and an individual," Coleman said this week, "and you don’t like the things that it shows."
The Bills were also sloppy on the field against the Pats, with an uncharacteristic three penalties and 11 penalties.
Team captain and star quarterback Josh Allen also realizes the Bills have to button things up. They are 4-1 and tied for the best record in the NFL, but the margin between teams is too thin to play football littered with on- and off-field mistakes.
“I think he understands," Allen said of Coleman. "I think he knows at the end of the day, this locker room, this team, you don’t ever want to let your teammates down, and I think he understands that and he doesn’t want to let us down. He’s a guy that continues to work extremely hard. It’s not going to deter (me from) going his way at all.”
Lions make some insane moves that are likely to come with some insane first-time starts and first-time debuts against the Chiefs
The Detroit Lions will take on the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night, and before thye got on the plane to go to Kansas City, the Lions have made a few roster adjustments. Here's what they did:
Signed S Erick Hallett, DL Quinton Jefferson, and CB Nick Whiteside to the Active Roster from the Practice Squad
Hallet has been with the Lions since last season, and we've seen him in the preseason, but he's never played a regular-season game before. With Kerby Joseph and Brian Branch both being game-time decisions, this seems like a precautionary move to get ready for that.
Whiteside had a really nice summer for the Lions, and there was a widely held belief that he was going to make the 53-man roster, but that didn't wind up happening. It was even more interesting that the Lions didn't initially have him on thier practice squad either. Now he's back and Detroit is adding him to the main roster, and Sunday's game will be his first regular-season game since 2023, when he was with the Commanders.
Quinton Jefferson is a big one because we might see him get some real reps going forward. Nothing crazy, but maybe in the 10-15 region, where he can be both a good run stopper and a solid pass rusher. Something he's shown plenty of in his career.
Elevated CB Arthur Maulet and OL Devin Cochran from the Practice Squad to the Active/Inactive list
This is going to be a very interesting one because with Avonte Maddox out and Brian Branch potentially out, the Lions are left with Maulet, who just got here on Tuesday, to be their starting slot corner. He's got plenty of experience. He's been in the league since 2017 and started games in 2023, but this is a crazy turnaround.
Cochran is going to be Dan Skipper's backup now that both Taylor Decker and Giovanni Manu will be out for this game.
Placed OL Giovanni Manu on Reserve/Injured
Manu is going to be out for a while. At least for four games as he heads to the IR. At this time, we don't really know what he injury is other than it's a knee injury. We'll keep you updated on that when more information comes in.
Waived OL Kingsley Eguakun and DL Chris Smith
It feels safe to assume that both will clear waivers and both will be brought back on the Lions' practice squad on Monday or Tuesday.
